Recognised as Colour

#523A4B

#523A4B
Magenta
Dark
Nearest: Dim grey

#523A4B is a magenta with RGB values 82, 58, 75 and HSL 318°, 17%, 27%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

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HEX#523A4B

RGBrgb(82, 58, 75)

RGB (0–1)0.3216, 0.2275, 0.2941

RGB percentages32.2%, 22.7%, 29.4%

HSLhsl(317.5, 17.1%, 27.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(317.5, 29.3%, 32.2%)

CMYK0%, 29.3%, 8.5%, 67.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,388,875

CSS custom property--colour: #523A4B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.05328WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness68 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.17:1

Contrast with white10.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Contrast with black2.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#404040

Inverted#ADC5B4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#3A3F4Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#40434Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.5 from the original

Tritanopia#553B40no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text10.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text2.07:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 22.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 25.9 Gray · ΔE 30 Slate grey · ΔE 30.1 Black · ΔE 31.5 Light slate grey · ΔE 32.9

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 22.58, a distinctly different colour

Hue familymagenta

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#3A5241

Analogous#4D3A52, #523A3F

Triadic#4B523A, #3A4B52

Split complementary#3F523A, #3A524D

Tetradic#524D3A, #3A5241, #3A3F52

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#BA9EB2

Lighter +30%#A5809A

Lighter +20%#8E6482

Lighter +10%#704F66

Darker −10%#342530

Darker −20%#161014

Darker −30%#000000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#642952

Less saturated −25%#464646

Channel breakdown

R82

G58

B75

Red82 (32.2%)

Green58 (22.7%)

Blue75 (29.4%)

Hue317.5°

Saturation (HSL)17.14%

Lightness27.45%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR 52 · G 3A · B 4B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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